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Cottonwood High lines up for a free kick following a fair catch against Jordan High. (KSL Sports)...
Andrew Adams

Coach, kicker & official reflect on Cottonwood High’s rare, game-winning play

Cottonwood defeated Jordan High after the Colts attempted and converted a free kick for three points with 12 seconds left following a fair catch on a punt.
6 months ago
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Karah Brackin

Utah Veterans head to Washington D.C. for ‘trip of a lifetime’

75 veterans left Salt Lake City for Washington D.C. Tuesday morning.
6 months ago
Clark Aposhian, chairman of the Utah Shooting Sports Council, introduces himself as a member of a n...
Ashley Imlay, KSL.com & Aimee Cobabe, KSL NewsRadio

Supreme Court declines to hear Utah gun rights activist’s appeal to overturn bump stock ban

A prominent Utah gun rights activist has lost his bid to convince the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn the federal bump stock ban.
6 months ago
Yvette Rodier, shooting survivor...
Amy Donaldson, KSL Podcasts

LETTER PODCAST: Victim says bullet wounds were easiest part of recovery

When Yvette Rodier woke up in a hospital, she knew, even before anyone told her, that her friend, Zachary Snarr, was dead.
6 months ago
Housing construction....
Ladd Egan

Unaffordable Utah: Mortgage rates climb again as buyers look for price reductions

Utah's housing market is whiplashing as last year's buying frenzy seems to have slowed down to signs of a recession.
6 months ago
FILE...
Matt Gephardt & Sloan Schrage

Get Gephardt: How cybercriminals use social engineering to get us to hand over our sensitive info

You can have the strongest, most secure password in the history of cybersecurity, but the bad guys know there is one weakness they can use to hack into your system - you!
6 months ago
The ground breaking of the High Valley Transit offices....
Carter Williams, KSL.com and Jed Boal, KSL TV

Utah’s newest transit system breaks ground on $26M new home

High Valley Transit broke ground on a new 61,277-square-foot facility that will house the transit organization's administrative and operations offices.
6 months ago
The new Draper playground....
Shara Park

Draper’s $1.6M all-abilities playground damaged before opening

The new 'all-abilities playground' in Draper is delayed again because of some impatient visitors
6 months ago
A new U of U hopes to expand it's diversity....
Erin Cox

New Latina dean hopes to help the University of Utah in efforts to become Hispanic serving institution

One of Utah’s largest universities has plans to become a Hispanic Serving Institution, the first of its kind here in Utah.
6 months ago
The stranger holding a handgun in the driveway....
Shelby Lofton

‘He seemed prepared for battle:’ Neighbors terrified after encounter with armed stranger

Federal Heights residents are shaken up after a suspicious encounter with a stranger Friday afternoon.
6 months ago
FILE photo...
REBECCA BOONE Associated Press

Idaho ordered to pay $2.5M to transgender inmate for legal fees

A federal judge has ordered Idaho and its prison medical care provider to pay more than $2.5 million in legal fees to a transgender inmate who sued after she was denied gender confirmation surgery.
6 months ago
Emergency lights...
Pat Reavy, KSL.com

Utah teen who stabbed sleeping couple woke up wanting to hurt someone, charges say

A 15-year-old boy accused of entering a Taylorsville home at random and stabbing a couple in their bed told police he woke up early that morning wanting to "hurt someone," according to court records.
6 months ago
Bags of heroin, some laced with fentanyl, are displayed before a press conference regarding a major...
Michael Houck

Utah man arrested at Salt Lake Airport with 4,100 fentanyl pills and 378 heroin doses

A man was arrested at the Salt Lake Airport with fentanyl pills planned to be distributed in Utah on Thursday.  
6 months ago
OREM, UT - FEBRUARY 21: A bump stock is installed on an AK-47 at Good Guys Gun and Range on Februar...
Associated Press

Supreme Court rejects bump stock ban cases, one from Utahn

The Supreme Court says it won't take up two cases that involved challenges to a ban enacted during the Trump administration on bump stocks. Those are the gun attachments that allow semi-automatic weapons to fire rapidly like machine guns.
6 months ago
(Derek Petersen/KSL TV)...
Casey Scott, KSL TV

Relieving some stress with Casey Scott at Smash-it Rage Rooms in Ogden

If you're looking to let out some rage in a safe and fun way, Casey Scott has the place.
6 months ago
The Pi Kappa Alpha house....
Josh Ellis and Lauren Stienbrecher

Police investigating after reported sexual assault at U of U fraternity

University of Utah Police say they were notified of a reported sexual assault that occurred at the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity house.
6 months ago
Non-profit workers preparing lunches for students....
Tamara Vaifanua

Local nonprofit provides lunches for Salt Lake County students

"We’re packing constantly," local nonprofit USANA Kids Eat is trying to fill the growing need for feeding students.
6 months ago
(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) Glossy ibis fly over the Bear River Migratory Bird Ref...
Aimee Van Tatenhove, Utah Public Radio

Increasing Great Salt Lake salinity predicted to impact Utah brine shrimp

New research suggests that as Great Salt Lake shrinks and gets saltier, brine shrimp, a staple food for migrating birds and a boon to Utah’s economy, may be in danger of dramatic population declines.
6 months ago
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Josh Ellis

Severe thunderstorm, flash flood warnings issued for southern Utah

A severe thunderstorm warning was issued for Kane County along U.S. Highway 89 Monday morning, while a flash flood warning was in effect for Zion National Park to Rockville.
6 months ago
A closed gate from Utah wilderness officials to prevent people from accessing the trail....
Lauren Steinbrecher

Forest Service hoping to reopen popular Big Cottonwood Canyon area closed over permit issue

The Forest Service is trying to work through a permit issue with private landowners right next to one of the most popular hiking trails along the Wasatch Front.
6 months ago
Utah Red Cross members in Fort Meyers, Florida to help with disaster relief....
Mike Anderson

Utah Red Cross arrives in Florida to help with disaster relief

The head of Utah's Red Cross is in Florida Sunday night, helping in the long recovery ahead.
6 months ago
FILE: Double Arch in Arches National Park
(Arches NP/NPS)...
Michael Houck

Woman’s body found at Arches National Park

Authorities in Grand County recovered the body of a dead woman in Arches National Park on Saturday.
6 months ago
Francisco Jesus Huerta-Martinez, in 2015..
(Courtesy: West Valley City Police) Department...
Carter Williams, KSL.com

Fugitive charged with 2015 killing of West Valley woman arrested

A man who was charged with murder in the killing of a West Valley woman in 2015 has been arrested after seven years on the run.
6 months ago
The crashed pickup truck on I-15. (Utah Highway Patrol)...
Michael Houck

UPDATE: One dead in fatal crash in Washington County

A man is dead after losing control of his trailer, causing his car to roll over, and dying on the scene Sunday afternoon.
6 months ago
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